The Best Yielding Gas Utilities
Published Sun, 29 Jan 2012 on Long-Term Investments

Here is a current overview of the best yielding stocks from the gas utility industry. The complete industry has 32 companies representing a total market capitalization of USD 144 billion. The industry average dividend yield is 4.1 percent and price to earnings amounts to 22.0. Here are the best yielding stocks with a market capitalization above USD 2 billion. The biggest yield was realized by Inergy (NRGY) with 16.27 percent yield.
Inergy (NYSE: NRGY) has a market capitalization of $2.06 billion. The company employs 2,865 people, generates revenues of $2,153.80 million and has a net income of $-10.60 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $294.20 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 13.66 percent (operating margin 4.75 percent and the net profit margin finally -0.49 percent).
Financial Analysis:
The total debt representing 55.46 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 161.69 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 2.94 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $0.28. Last fiscal year, the company paid $2.82 in form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation:
Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 62.13, Price/Sales 1.06 and Price/Book ratio 1.99. Dividend Yield: 16.27 percent. The beta ratio is 0.54.
AmeriGas Partners (NYSE: APU) has a market capitalization of $2.44 billion. The company employs 5,460 people, generates revenues of $2,537.96 million and has a net income of $140.92 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $284.43 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 11.21 percent (operating margin 8.07 percent and the net profit margin finally 5.55 percent). Financial Analysis:
The total debt representing 57.30 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 303.85 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 36.92 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.94. Last fiscal year, the company paid $2.89 in form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation:
Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 22.00, Price/Sales 1.50 and Price/Book ratio 7.50. Dividend Yield: 6.93 percent. The beta ratio is 0.41.
National Grid (NYSE: NGG) has a market capitalization of $34.46 billion. The company employs 27,089 people, generates revenues of $22,495.65 million and has a net income of $3,392.46 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $7,846.74 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 34.88 percent (operating margin 26.15 percent and the net profit margin finally 15.08 percent).
Financial Analysis:
The total debt representing 50.00 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 256.05 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 32.57 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.83. Last fiscal year, the company paid $2.85 in form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation:
Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 10.02, Price/Sales 1.54 and Price/Book ratio 2.41. Dividend Yield: 6.15 percent. The beta ratio is 0.61.
Take a closer look at the full table. The average price to earnings ratio (P/E ratio) amounts to 18.15. The dividend yield has a value of 3.37 percent. Price to book ratio is 2.02 and price to sales ratio 1.82. The operating margin amounts to 18.69 percent.... Read more